Pune Startup Fest

Pune StartUp Fest, started in 2019, is COEP’s annual Entrepreneurship initiative organized by E-Cell. Last year, the fifth edition of Pune Startup Fest witnessed • 170+ startup exhibitors from various sectors. • An infusion of Rs. 5 Cr was deployed as a capital investment at Pitcher's Valley. • Footfall of over people including students and corporates. • More than 120 investors, mentors, and industry experts. After a grand fifth edition, Pune StartUp Fest is ready for an even better sixth edition on the 27th and 28th of January, 2024. Pitcher's Valley, an exhilarating live pitching event, where registered startups undergo rigorous scrutiny based on their pitch deck, out of which, around 10 exceptional startups are handpicked to present their in- novative business ideas in front of some of the most prominent venture investors of India. The inaugural edition of Pitchers Valley took place in PSF'23. The Pune StartUp Fest’24 will be filled with high-powered events, competitions, and panel discussions and will be an exhibition of various start-ups divided among zones like Agricultural, Educational, Green, Health & Lifestyle, Innovation & IPR, Social, Student, and Technical start-ups. Our goal is to bring together 250+ startups through a startup expo, along with investors, mentors, and C-level executives from top corporations, industry and the general public across the country.